24 min ago3 min readFed Chair Warsh's comments at Jackson Hole will be closely monitored. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)SummaryCrypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets.Bitcoin BTC$77,451.96 is entering the final week of August with its strongest performance for the month in nearly a decade. BTC is up 23% month-to-date, on track for its best August since 2017, when it rose 65%, according to Coinglass data. The median return for the month is -7%.Momentum now faces catalysts that include a plethora of U.S. economic data covering growth and inflation, along with the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday.“Bitcoin enters next week with considerable momentum, but also with a much higher bar to clear after its strongest weekly rally in years,” Daniela Hathorn, a senior market analyst at Capital.com told CoinDesk. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first keynote address during the event will be closely watched.A speech that keeps further Fed tightening at arm’s length could preserve the weaker-dollar, lower-yield backdrop behind the rally, she said, while a hawkish surprise could trigger profit-taking.Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of crypto neobank Grvt, told CoinDesk the week will be shaped by the “collision of Jackson Hole with geopolitical risk.” That’s as uncertainty in the U.S.-Iran conflict lingers, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine keeps threatening to escalate beyond a local conflict.What to WatchAll times ET.CryptoAug. 24: Comments close on two joint SEC-CFTC requests covering derivatives product definitions and alternative compliance and swap data reporting, with relevance for crypto derivatives.Aug. 24, 10:30 p.m.: BNB Smart Chain activates its Pasteur hard fork.MacroAug. 25, 8:15 a.m.: U.S. ADP Employment Change Weekly (Prev. 9.5K)Aug. 25, 10 a.m.: U.S. CB Consumer Confidence for August est. 91.2 (Prev. 90.8)Aug. 25, 1 p.m.: U.S. Money Supply for July (Prev. $23.15T)Aug. 25, 9:30 p.m.: Australia Inflation Rate YoY for July (Prev. 3.8%); RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY (Prev. 3.6%)Aug. 26–28: U.S. Jackson Hole SymposiumAug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Core PCE Price Index MoM for July est. 0.2% (Prev. 0.1%); Core PCE YoY est. 3.3% (Prev. 3.3%)Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. GDP Growth Rate QoQ (2nd est.) for Q2 est. 1.5% (Prev. 2.1%)Aug. 26, 9 p.m.: South Korea Interest Rate Decision (Prev. 2.75%)Aug. 27, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Aug. 22 est. 210K (Prev. 206K)Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final for August est. 51.0 (Prev. 55.2); 1-Year Inflation Expectations est. 4.3% (Prev. 4.2%)Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Annual Revision Prel (Prev. -911K)EarningsAug. 27: IREN IREN$41.02·At close, post-market, -$0.63Aug. 27: Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR), pre-market, $0.79Token EventsGovernance Votes and CallsCoW DAO is voting to replace fixed settlement penalty caps with relative volume-based percentages, with voting ending Aug. 25.Superfluid DAO is voting to select Established Project campaigns and allocate SUP tokens for Season 7. Voting ends Aug. 25.Sushi DAO is voting to restructure tokenomics, establish a SUSHI reserve, and migrate liquidity to Robinhood Chain by Aug. 25.ShapeShift DAO is voting on four-month renewals for the Tokenomics (SCP-221) and Operations (SCP-222) workstreams to align budget cycles. Voting ends Aug. 26.Arbitrum DAO is voting to expand its Audit Program into a comprehensive Security Program. Voting ends Aug. 27.GnosisDAO is voting to fund Gnosis Ltd. with $15 million annually (GIP-154) and to signal Gnosis Guild to revive GIP-99 governance, with both votes ending Aug. 27.Token UnlocksAug. 24: The Open Network (TON) to unlock 1.33% of its circulating supply worth $54.12 million.Aug. 25: Humanity H$0.07467 to unlock 7.92% of its circulating supply worth $20 million.Token LaunchesRelated AssetsRelated StocksMarket Closed12345678910Anvil: The Missing Collateral LayerAnvil: The Missing Collateral LayerAnvil is a shared on-chain collateral layer built on a programmable letter of credit: reserve assets as a guarantee -no loan, no interest, keep custody & yield.Jul 29, 2026Anvil is a shared on-chain collateral layer built on a programmable letter of credit: reserve assets as a guarantee -no loan, no interest, keep custody & yield.Why it matters:Anvil is a shared on-chain collateral layer built on a programmable letter of credit: reserve assets as a guarantee -no loan, no interest, keep custody & yield.View Full Report